Invincible #110

Two hands reach toward each other against a pale sky — one gloved, clad in a battered and blood-soaked superhero costume, the other bare and wearing an engagement ring — and the gap between them says everything about the stakes Robert Kirkman has built into this series. Ryan Ottley's cover for issue #110 is quietly devastating in its simplicity, conveying both the violence of a hero's life and the very human connections holding it together. This 2014 Skybound/Image entry is a striking reminder of why Invincible earned its bold masthead claim.